Before kids, we took a break from our advertising jobs to spend a year sailing the U.S. Gulf Coast, throughout the Bahamas to the remote Jumentos Islands, then up the Eastern Seaboard to Annapolis, MD. Our home was a modest Aloha 34, named Kaleo (ka-lay-o). This time was meaningful, having built lifelong relationships and seeing part of the world in such a unique way.
We’ve extended our stay in Nassau by a few more days to wait out weather that would make for rough and rolly sailing. Think: your house on a wet, salty Tilt-a-Whirl for 6+ hours. So, we have taken the time to explore more of the area and to give one […]
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How much would you expect to pay for your average bag o’ Hersey Kisses in the Bahamas? Well in Nassau, the correct answer would be $7.49 Produce in the Bahamas can be expensive Today we made our first Bahamaian grocery trip to the City Market about 1/4 mile down from […]
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Refreshed from a good night’s sleep, Nassau welcomed us on Friday with warm sunshine and the hustle and bustle of city life humming on the waterfront. Conch being cut from its shell Christie has a Bahamian friend from grad school who grew up in Nassau and whose family still lives […]
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Here is a snapshot of our route and video from sailing the Bahama Bank. Our path from Marathon to Nassau as recorded by our SPOT took about 45 hours.
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With the Bahamas so close that we could taste the conch, we pulled up anchor in Boot Key Harbor on Tuesday afternoon, and headed east. Kaleo sailing toward the Bahamas. Taken by our friends aboard Storyville. Matt taking a break from trimming the sail The weather window was right and the […]
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We’re like kids on Christmas Eve today as we prepare to set sail for the Bahamas tomorrow! Fun sign at Boot Key Harbor Marina Our plan is to leave Marathon tomorrow afternoon, around 2:00, and sail overnight, crossing the Gulf Stream, to South Riding Rock. The weather window we are […]
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Since our last post, we’ve been enjoying the warm weather of the Florida Keys, prepping for our trip to the Bahamas and meeting new people in the “neighborhood.” Kaleo at anchor in Boot Key Harbor, taken by our neighbors aboard SaltyPaws Regardless of our plans for the day, each morning […]
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Thanks to fellow cruising couple, Bright Eyes, we stumbled onto some incredible new tunes created by former young cruisers and musicians, Tennis. The pair set out on a eight-month sailing trip on the Eastern seaboard where they started writing songs together as “sort of a soundtrack” for their experiences. This […]
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We spent yesterday afternoon and evening exploring the Keys with two long-time friends and fellow adventurers from Dallas, Erica & Sean Baker! Before they arrived, we were able to wave to the live webcam for Boot Key Harbor and to Christie’s parents who were on the computer receiving our virtual […]
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